Sanaa, October 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Yemen’s Houthi group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting an airport and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, warning that strikes against Saudi targets would continue in the coming days.
In a statement broadcast by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said the operation targeted Saudi energy giant Aramco in Dhahran in the Eastern Province, King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh.
Sarea claimed that the operation involved “a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones” that accurately struck their targets, causing damage and fires. The claims could not be independently verified.
The Houthi spokesperson said the attack was launched in retaliation for Saudi Arabia-led strikes on the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, and other areas under the group’s control. He claimed that Saudi-led forces had carried out 2,281 air and missile strikes since the latest escalation began, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Sarea warned that Houthi attacks “deep inside Saudi Arabia” would continue in the coming days, with airports and oil facilities among the intended targets. He also renewed a warning to international airlines, civilians and employees to stay away from Saudi airports and oil facilities designated by the group as targets.
The claim came after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it had intercepted six Houthi missiles and three drones heading towards Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
Saudi authorities said an Aramco administrative building in Dhahran was targeted on Tuesday evening, sparking a limited fire. Debris from two cruise missiles intercepted over Riyadh injured four people and damaged 15 homes, according to information released by Saudi authorities on Wednesday.
The latest Houthi operations followed a series of Saudi-led coalition strikes on Tuesday targeting the Yemen Petroleum Company’s Al-Sabaha fuel storage and distribution facility west of Sanaa, as well as fuel facilities in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah.
Cross-border hostilities have intensified sharply in recent days. A Houthi attack on a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday killed 12 people and injured 309 others, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation. The Saudi-led coalition subsequently vowed a firm response to the attack.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and large parts of northern Yemen. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the internationally recognised Yemeni government.
Major hostilities had largely subsided following a United Nations-brokered truce in 2022. However, the latest fighting has triggered a sharp escalation in ground battles and cross-border missile, drone and air attacks.
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